"What are you doing?" Huang Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled.
Demon Phoenix smiled at Huang Xiao and said, "Don't rush. Just watch what happens next, and you'll understand."
As Demon Phoenix spoke, he extended his left wing, and a ball of flame rose from it just as before.
Huang Xiao's eyes swept back and forth between the tips of the two wings a few times before he said in puzzlement, "These two flames don't look any different, but their auras seem somewhat different. The flame on your right seems to have a weaker aura, yet why do I feel that it holds greater power?"
"Your senses really are keen," Demon Phoenix said. "That's right. The flame on my right wing is more powerful. This is the flame refined with your heart fire, while the one on the left is my original flame. After refinement, the flame's aura became more restrained, but its power certainly didn't diminish. It grew stronger instead."
"So that's it. It's like an expert. If an expert restrains his aura, ordinary people in the Jianghu probably won't even realize he's an expert. It's those half-baked experts who use their so-called auras and imposing presence to exert pressure. Returning to simplicity and truth-that's the aura of a true expert," Huang Xiao said.
"I don't care whether the aura it gives off is strong or weak. As long as it's powerful enough, that's good," Demon Phoenix said. "It looks like I'll need to use your heart fire to refine my flames next."
"No problem, but..." Huang Xiao said with some hesitation.
"I understand. The heart fire you can kindle is limited, too. Besides, you need heart fire both to refine the Supreme Demonic Qi and to control it now. The consumption is tremendous." Demon Phoenix smiled and said, "Whenever you